ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO

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Genealogical Resources

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City Offices   Area Newspapers   Lookup Volunteers
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Online Resources

• Adams County Books Online:
  • Adams County Crossroads of the West, vol. 1
  • Adams County Crossroads of the West, vol. 2
  • The Forgotten Past of Adams County, vol. 1
  • The Forgotten Past of Adams County, vol. 2
  • The Forgotten Past of Adams County, vol. 3
  • The Forgotten Past of Adams County, vol. 4

• Genealogical Data Files (Denver Public Library)
  Among the items found here are an index of obituary & funeral notices that appeared in the Denver Post and/or Rocky Mountain News for the years 1939-1943 and 1960-2003.  You can also find a record of the 1861 Colorado Territorial Election with a list of the voters, and other records of genealogical value.
  
  NOTE:  More often than not funeral notices and obituaries for residents of Adams County appear in the two major Denver newspapers in addition to any notices or stories that might appear in local newspapers (see below). The more recent obituaries can be purchased electronicaly (via email) directly from the papers for a nominal fee.  For the earlier obituaries or any that aren't listed in this database, you can request a lookup from one of the Lookup Volunteers.

• Adams County Cemetery  Surveys & Photos
  • Riverside Cemetery - another survey

• Abstract of Title to West 132' of Tract 1, Adams City

• 1911 Colorado Business Directory, Adams County - listed by town 

• Barr 
• Bashor
• Bennett
• Brighton
• Derby
• Henderson
• Strasburg
• Westminster

• Adams County Census Records
  • 1920 - Germans from Russia

• News Clips

• Additional Resources Outside COGenWeb

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Official records

Adams County Web Page

Adams County Clerk and Recorder's Office
450 S. 4th Ave.
Brighton, CO 80601
(303) 654-6020

• Some records that are available from the Clerk and Recorder's Office:
  • School Census Records
  • Land Records from 1902 to present: deeds, mortgages, and land plats
  • Vital Records recorded before the state began recording them (pre-1906).
    Call or write for additional information.

City offices

Here is a list of some of the city offices for cities and towns within Adams County:

• Adams City
• Aurora City Government (partially within Adams County)
  (303) 739-7000
• Brighton City Government
  (303) 659-4050, Cemeteries: (303) 659-0838 http://www.ci.brighton.co.us
• Broomfield City & County Government (was partially within Adams County until 11 Nov 2001)
  (303) 469-3301 http://www.ci.broomfield.co.us/
• Commerce City City Government
  (303) 289-3611
• Erie City Government
  (303) 665-3555
• Federal Heights City Government
  (303) 428-3526, tdd (303) 428-5225
• Lochbuie City Government
  (303) 659-6273
• Northglenn City Government
  (303) 451-8326, fax (303) 450-8708, tdd (303) 450-8807 http://www.northglenn.org/
• Thornton City Government
  (303) 538-7230 http://www.ci.thornton.co.us/
• Westminster (partially within Adams County) City Government
  (303) 430-2400 http://www.ci.westminster.co.us/

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Area Newspapers

• Rocky Mountain News - this newspaper closed on February 27, 2009 after 150 years in business
• Denver Post Online
• Aurora Sentinel & Daily Sun (weekly)
• Broomfield Enterprise (weekly)
• Brighton Standard
  139 North Main Street
  Brighton, CO 80601
  (303) 659-2522
• Metro West Newspapers
  139 North Main Street
  Brighton, CO 80601
  (303) 659-2522
• Commerce City Beacon
  7631 Brighton Boulevard
  Commerce City, CO 80022
  (303) 289-4600
  (303) 288-3344
  (303) 288-3344
• Commerce City Express
  PO Box 267
  Commerce City, CO 80037
  (303) 288-7987
• Erie Review
  215 Cheeseman
  Erie, CO 80516
  (303) 828-9305
• Metronorth Newspapers
  (includes Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel and Westminster Window)
  8700 Grant Street
  Denver, CO 80229
  (303) 426-6000

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Lookup volunteers

Can you help?  Adams County is in need of volunteers to do lookups.
Please email me if you can help.

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Genealogical & Historical Societies

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Local Libraries

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Send Comments about this Adams County site to the Carolyn Golowka, Adams County Coordinator

I do not live in Colorado so I am unable to help with your personal research questions. All the information I know about Adams  County is posted promptly on this site. Please visit the "Research Resources" section of this site. I would suggest that if you don't find the information your looking for here, that you join the email list and post your question on the query board. The more places you ask the question, the better your chances of getting an answer.

 

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